ISDRS

The International Sustainable Development Research Society (ISDRS) aims to foster and communicate the importance of sustainable development in a global society. The society is a coalition of academic researchers, teachers, government, non-governmental organisations and industry. It promotes inter- and transdisciplinary research and education for sustainable development.

The society builds upon the 15 year history of the International Sustainable Development Research Conference and its associated journals. The International Sustainable Development Research Society was announced at the Helsinki conference in 2005 and was formally launched in Hong Kong 2006. The conference continues to be hosted annually in different countries. In 2007 it was held in Västerås (Sweden), in 2008 in New Delhi (India) and in 2009 it took place in Utrecht (The Netherlands). In 2010 the 16th annual conference will be held in Hong Kong.

As an open and inclusive society, our vision is to establish a forum where diverse research communities can come together creating a transparent dialogue on key problems, issues, initiatives, policies and strategies needed to make progress on sustainable development a reality.

The International Sustainable Development Research Society aims to promote collaboration and dialogue of a high quality, building bridges between different research communities. We hope to build bridges between research and its applications in society. We promote collaboration between communities in developed and developing countries. This is achieved through involving all stakeholders and we invite you to become part of this growing and vibrant research.